Figure 4 History of publication of the endemic taxa of Mozambique. Cumulative publication dates (basionyms) for currently accepted strict-endemic taxa (green line), and combined strict-endemic and near-endemic taxa (red line), 1840 to present. Also highlighted are the date ranges for the three relevant Tropical African Flora programmes: "Flora of Tropical Africa" (1868–1937), "Flora of Tropical East Africa" (1952–2012) and "Flora Zambesiaca" (1960–present).